Ammo cost comparison by caliber

[Demoneyes86]

Thanks for your time. This table atleast gives us a general idea about the price differences. Sorry everyone cant be pleased by this.

[gulfwarsubvet]

Originally Posted by Minuteman

Here's my old table with the additional new data:
...Nov 2011.......Nov 2012
22LR - 4 ..............6
9mm - 18 .............22
22WMR - 20 .........20
7.62x39 - 23 ......... 23
17 HMR - 24 ........ 24
5.56 - 25 .............. 39
40 - 28 ............... 30
380 ACP - 30 ........ 31
38 SPL - 30 .......... 33
45ACP - 33 ............ 37
20 Ga. - 35 ........... 30
7.62x51 (.308) - 42....75
30 Carbine - 43 ........47
5.7 FN - 44 ............ 45
357 SIG - 50 .......... 50
10mm - 53 ............ 54
357 MAG - 54 ......... 46
44 MAG - 60 .......... 60
41 MAG - 63 ........ 61
12 Ga. - 70 ...........70
410 Ga. - 73 ......... 63
30-06 - 75 ............ 70
30-30 - 79 ............ 80
10 Ga. - 90 ............. (none found)
300 AAC Blackout - 110 ... 91
458 SOCOM - 250 .......245
50 BMG - 275 .........335
338 Lapua - 415 ..... 567

Great table.
Thanks for putting this together, especially with the price trends.
Really hard to find 10 ga. nowadays.
Back when I was feeding my Mag 10, Sportsman's Guide still had some.
Pretty good selection starting at about $26 a box (25) for Steel Shot.
If anyone still has a 10ga I would put some ammo away.
It's very hard to find (usually only mail order),
and seems to be going the way of some of the older lever gun calibers did, as the years go by.
Used to be that every mom and pop had a couple boxes, before the 3 1/2" twelve gauge came about.

[tss1004]

Originally Posted by El_flasko

Agreed. I find myself shooting it almost exclusively lately. I think my little guys are going to be ready next year (at least one of them), so I'm stocking up

.22lr is by far my favorite round. It's sorta hard to say that because I really LOVE .30 caliber bolt guns and 5.56 AR's, as well as my .45, 9 and 10mm Glocks. Each have their purpose. The "lowly" .22 is more often my "go-to" round for plinking and small game.

It used to be that you could shoot all day and not worry a bit about cost with a .22. Though the cost logic still holds true, the availability has gone waaaay down and I find myself talking myself out of blowing a 550 box in a day.

Originally Posted by Skins_Brew

Why is .338 lapua so expensive???

It's still very pricy when you handload too (with quality components). A hundred rounds will eat over a pound of powder, the bullets themselves are expensive, and quality brass is ridiculous. Buying quality loaded ammo makes handloads more attractive, but either proposition consumes a healthy amount of cash.

Originally Posted by marko12

Minuteman, OK, now I'm the second one to "Thank You" for your time and generosity for helping your fellow MDShooters in their quest for more and cheaper ammo. Don't care if it is absolutely accurate or not, but it does give a general glimpse of all prices for all calibers and for that "THANKS: !

Lesson learned: No way you can satisfy ALL the people ALL the time !